Video: Kawasaki GTR1400 takes on the might BMW K1300GT

Kawasaki has the BMW K1300GT firmly in its sights with its uprated 2010 GTR1400. Can the Japanese maker beat the German experts at only their second attempt?
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[@RizwanMustafaTheMullerRider]

MCN production checklist: 1. Two blokes. 2. Two bikes. 3. One mobile phone. 4. Job done. Production budget total spend = £9.99 giffgaff pay as you go...

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

I've just bought a Kawasaki Concours/GTR here is Australia. Can't wait to leave the racer boys in my wake 🇦🇺

[@BFDeihl]

Several friends I ride with have ST1300s, and my Kawasaki C14 pretty much spanks their bikes at will. Honda makes a very nice sport tourer, as does Yamaha (FJR)- but frankly-- this video puts the two best in class head to head. Nice to see Kawasaki get a positive review. Anyone who buys the Kawi over the BMW will have plenty money left in their pocket to personalize it to their taste.

[@vojkokuk5258]

Hh0nda

[@87Espen]

they have a littl'e bit wrong about traction controll, The BMW does have it, called ASC and work simillar like the Kawasaki. The BMW also have the lovley ESA to adjust the suspension electronic: Comfort, normal, sport, and your preload. They don't say anything about that.

[@rodwhitley3257]

Or the game of russian roulette bmw call servo brakes

[@MegaBuckBuck1]

And, with the great price of the Kawa, makes it the hands down favorite. I own the GTR 1400, phenomenal bike.

[@johnjones3648]

Probably time to upgrade to the FJR. :)

[@MaverickAus]

Downgrade you mean

[@johnjones3648]

Nope

[@Keyser_Soze739]

John Jones Maybe when i get old and get scared of the power of my GTR, i’ll switch to that scooter 😎

[@jswaggart01]

I just traded my GTR after owning it for 10 years. Damn I miss that bike, wtf was I thinking?

[@sund5]

What you have now?

[@rickdeskis]

I've owned mine for 15 years. I just can't sell it.

[@Killswitch-ON]

​@@rickdeskis How many km / miles have you ridden all these years? . Mine has 50t km and seems a bit much to me, but i guess this bike can easily make 100t km if maintaining right

[@rickdeskis]

@@Killswitch-ON Not as many as I would like. I have 50K miles (80K KM) on it now. A few years ago I bought a second bike that I rode a lot so I didn't ride it as much. I am retiring in a few months so I'll have a little more time to ride both bikes and travel. Still looks and runs like new.

[@farmershand892]

suzuki gsx1250fa all the bike you need, half the price and still change in your pocket. done thousands of trouble free spirited riding and tours, dont knock this amazing bike

[@PinballLunatic]

96.5 hp, you must be joking...

[@farmershand892]

Its about the torque it generates, try keeping up with one on a twisty mountain rd..

[@PinballLunatic]

I ride a GTR1400 but might exchange it for a 1600GTL... On twisty mountain roads i'd choose a whole other category, why not a Kawasaki 650 Diversion :)

[@farmershand892]

+PinballLunatic thats the point I am making, the gsx1250 does everything well. motorway, 2 up touring, a roads and twisties, just back from 3000 miles around the alps, top bike.

[@PinballLunatic]

:)

[@2wheelsrbest327]

Quite fancy buying one of these now a used one is in my price range. BMW 1300GT that is. Hurts to see Steve knowing what happened to him but like the racer he is he will battle back I am sure.

[@Paws711]

BMW quicker???? Really!!!! Give me the Kawi any day!!!

[@ivancardenas2860]

I don’t believe the Bmw it’s faster.!! No way

[@antigreenlogic]

i have been driving the k1200gt for three years now and i do have ASC (traction control)? might have been a good thing to mention the possibility to have it on the beemer as well to compare the bikes.

[@Porsche996driver]

Years later the BMW still looks tight and modern, and the Kawi looks like an overinflated puffy pillow.

[@scottmandeville6446]

The Kawasaki looks like a voluptuous, curvey delight. The beemer looks like a cheap , painted ho w fake breasts.

[@techo61]

@Andrew, why not take the BMW with traction control, you ask. Price! OK, so even if they included a BMW with TC in this comparo so we could see apples compared to apples as you say, they missed explaning the price differences. To make a fair apples/apples comparo between different makes is only possible based on price. Price will always be the only thing buyers can adjust and lets face it, the OEMs places the product into price brackets, not options brackets.

[@buzzbbird]

WOW, this is a remake of the BMW K100 vs the Kawasaki Concourse, from the 80's

[@antigreenlogic]

@bs27241 right you are, i ve been using it for three years already.

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

Good reviewer.. .. My first love will always be BMW bikes though!!

[@powersliding]

bmw has heated seat but the kawa feels warmer, kawa has to be the one

[@kennethwise7108]

Just bought this exact same bike. Bike of the year 2009/2010 yet it disappeared from the BMW lineup in 2011 and later...

[@turbo311]

Interesting the Kawi was picked here when more recent reviews involving these and other bikes picked the BMW first and the Kawi usually last or near last.

[@cbr900RR1977]

kawa is way nicer idd, and I'm not per-se a kawa man, but the airholes in the fairing makes it look a lot less bulky.

[@simon44]

They have the best job in the world

[@hossesarse]

What language is that guy speaking? Any English subtitles available?

[@philclarke7712]

Calamari Chris What?

[@Kenny_Mars]

You guys don't like the Concours heated grips?

[@stevehowe64]

Why didn't they get a k1300 with traction control? Isn't it standard on the SE?

[@1504strikehold]

what about price.....did they mention that? If so, i missed it. why is that not an important consideration??

[@philclarke7712]

Strikehold PIR If you have to ask....

[@Bass.Player]

BMW has about 10 more RWH but a little less torque, according o the dyno sheet I looked at...

[@reasoningphaedrus4376]

Where do you live? I need to move there. Once the temperature dips below 45F I don't see any bikes on the road at all.

[@chuckwagon1892]

Let me see if I understand this. You're riding in the rain, and you've been able to establish the BMW has more power?

[@kennethwise7108]

Does anyone know if you can fit a K1300S rear wheel on the K1300GT?

[@psper012]

Hg ist doch bad homburg oder? wo die wohl gefahren sind?

[@rheamdc21]

Ofcourse, KAWASAKI is the winner!

[@geonerd]

@blauegitarre Yea, that is a tad lame. Even putting around in the rain would be a cool experience.

[@Mattyj3388]

I've always loved the Kawa GTR but my issue is, being only 5'8 and the bike weighing 300kg. Not sure whether it would be too big for me? I own a suzuki M800 atm, which weighs 249kg, it doesn't feel heavy, but centre of gravity is different on cruisers

[@MaverickAus]

I test rode a GTR, I'm 5'7" and had no issue with the weight. Yes it's heavy at a standstill but it has a low seat height and as soon you start moving the weight is not noticeable

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

When I sit on mine, I'm tip toed either side. Just reminds me to respect it and keep it upright at all times 😂

[@blauegitarre]

WTF they went all the way to the Nürburgring and didn't go on the track.

[@cbr900RR1977]

They were worried they would crash a bike they couldn't afford LOL

[@bs27241]

Why not use a BMW with traction control for the comparison?

[@hussar80]

they always doing videos when s raining

[@andrewcjscott1]

Why wouldn't they have taken a BMW with Traction control? Talk about comparing apples and oranges.

[@eatmykwad]

Can't take a sports bike out in the winter ? C'mon lads man up !

[@confusedsay]

Perfect conditions? You Brits are crazy, I'll give it up to you though. I wouldn't ride a STREET bike in half of the conditions you guys do. Those bikes seem so big.

[@johnnyViDeO]

Good audio but fairly crappy video. Good information and different riding conditions than usually portrayed. Helmets off to the riders!

[@mariabradley4361]

Dry dining relative fork supervisor circumstance

[@sam_p792]

looked abit scary when he had it off lol still not sure about it when your going round a bend - highside or no highside that is the question....

[@Marciaus007]

Did you see that wheel spin? -No, I haven't.

[@Le_Sourpuss]

At the beginning of the video, was the other guy daydreaming? lol

[@stevenbermingham9783]

Stoned

[@MaverickAus]

Also in my opinion the Kawasaki is heaps better looking

...but the BMW is FULL of problems.....

[@siiimon93]

great video. i want your job!

[@Thecougar66]

This had the potential to be a good review but it's spoilt by the amateurish & painful delivery of the presenter. Stick to the riding & use subtitles.

[@me2ontube]

you must live in the cayman islands

[@duwxas]

Man he is whining about how it is freezing cold and its 2degrees, I ride my bike at -10degrees and dont go around telling people how it is freezing cold.lol.

[@philclarke7712]

duwxas Hey look! Its been six years and still nobody fu*king cares!

[@huambo]

Well, you probably don't have a camera crew following you around asking for opinions lol

[@JesseTorres305]

I think the BMW.

[@rsscoyote]

kawasaki inteligent

[@cbr900RR1977]

Sure you can take a sports-bike out in winter. I've a 1992 cbr900rr. No form of Electronic "interference", hell not even injection. I ride all year round on it!! Summer-gloves all year too, Don't like the fat bulky winter-gloves. Warm grips and seats are for .....

[@kit0415]

This is a very poorly done video. Could not tell the traction control because the veto was focused on the talker and not the bike, I think the cold and damp conditions slowed everything down.

[@dopamine2007]

Check out the Concours1400 ENFORCER POLICE BIKE at from Probity Cycle Inc.

[@onions1183]

What a dire attempt at a motorcycle review! Unstructured, lacking in basic detail and information and more of a continental weather forecast that a decent, informative review. Give me a job!!

[@teecee3918]

Its Kawasaki not Kawazaki

[@BrakeHorsePower92]

Ouh, I'd be careful with that. ;)

[@Bikerider833]

There is only one class winner the st1300 pan european it will run rings around these two ....

[@yabba234]

@ShakyUK i like MCN much more than, for example german motorcycle journals.. they are so boring.. MOTORRAD.. yawn.. the best is MOTO JOURNAL from france though, youtube that : )) but MCN is alright, their presenters are obviously passionate riders, thats what makes out their videos for me :)

[@cbr900RR1977]

Nope, the Netherlands..... A lot less exotic I tell ya ;)

[@owenowen]

mighty

[@Le_Sourpuss]

I can imagine the Germans as they drive by, thinking - Who are those nutters standing in the rain talking to the camera on the side of the motorway? Nein! Nein! Nein! Nein! :) Ballsy rider, spinning the rear wheel in the rain!

[@XLR8RRICK]

You cant put these bikes through their paces in the rainand wet roads . Dumb bad and not realistic review.

[@holdencaulfied7492]

One of these guys you can't understand. English, do you speak it!??

[@barriereader9116]

Speak it, we invented it.

[@Bruno-my9uf]

Thank you but body can.t speak inglish . typical bri patato talk . ! . i can.t undarstand 1 word he say

[@hollybell6950]

Tired gear cut global make horse bat list purple gap.

[@RapideWombaticus]

The BMW is defintely better looking